News AoC reveals 14 per cent Level 1 learner drop Colleges have revealed a 14 per cent drop in Level 1 learners, new figures from the Association of Colleges (AoC) have… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News SFA chief says he is ‘grappling’ with apprenticeship ‘teething problems’ The chief executive of the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) says he is “grappling” with apprenticeship issues after admitting to… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Ofsted: Too little outstanding teaching in learning and skills Quality of teaching in further education has been criticised in the annual report education regulator Ofsted. The report said… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Gazelle colleges to teach FE students entrepreneurship College principals and business leaders have launched an initiative to make the further education sector more entrepreneurial. The Gazelle… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News AELP calls for clarity on taxpayer spending Greater clarity is needed to ensure taxpayers know where their money is being spent, a further education (FE) body… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News The UKCES announces £61m investment in employer led projects More than £61 million will be invested in 63 projects to drive employer investment in skills across all the… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Concerns to be highlighted at National Apprenticeship Conference Employer engagement and the delivery of quality vocational training is to be scrutinised at the first national Apprenticeship Conference… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News £60m fund to boost business skills and growth Ministers have unveiled a £60 million fund to boost business skills and growth. The second phase of the Growth and… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News Government announce £250m vocational training fund The government has announced £250 million to try and entice businesses into investing in skills and apprenticeships. David Cameron… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News ‘Worry’ over 12 per cent fall in FE adults Concerns have been raised over the decline in total adult FE participation at a time when the numbers of… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News New apprentice incentive for smaller businesses Smaller businesses are to be given cash incentives to take on apprentices under new plans announced by Business Secretary… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y News ‘Trust’ is key for new college freedoms As the saying goes, all good relationships are built on trust – and it seems that motto can be extended… FE Week Reporter 14y FE Week Reporter 14y Newer 1 795 796 797 798 799 800 801 802 803 804 805 813 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 1w Jessica Hill 1w Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Next 3 stories Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 2mo Anviksha Patel 2mo T Levels NAO reveals enormity of T Level take-up failure Forecasts missed by 75% and secret DfE estimates show staff and employer shortages could limit places to 48,000 students Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
